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Paramount Events

June 22, 2015 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED A VACUUM PACKAGING MACHINE ON PREMISES WITHOUT AN APPROVED HACCP PROGRAM. ITEMS BEING VACUUM PACKAGED ARE HAM, TURKEY, VEGETABLES, ETC. AND STORED IN THE WALK-IN COOLER AND WALK-IN FREEZERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL VACUUM PACKAGED FOODS MUST HAVE REGULATORY APPROVAL. MANAGEMENT VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED 150# OF FOOD WORTH APPROXIMATELY $1000. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005 (A) • OBSERVED PINK & BLACK SLIME AND DISCOLORATION ON INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES OF THE ICE MACHINE. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR CONTACT SURFACES. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A)
code 16
Outside Garbage Waste Grease And Storage Area; Clean, Rodent Proof, All Containers Covered

Inspector note: OBSERVED OUTSIDE GARBAGE DUMPSTER OVERFLOWING WITH GARBAGE. ALSO, OBSERVED FULL GARBAGE CANS AND CARDBOARD BOXES STORED ALONG THE BUILDING TO BE THROWN AWAY IN THE DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE ADEQUATE GARBAGE PICKUP SO THAT THE GARBAGE DOES NOT OVERFLOW THE DUMPSTERS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
code 19
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARD ON THE EXPOSED HAND SINK NEAR THE FOOD PREP TABLE.
code 32
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: OBSERVED BOXES OF FOOD STORED ON THE FLOOR OF THE WALK-IN FREEZERS. MANAGEMENT INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOODS OFF OF THE FLOOR.
code 41
Food Handler Requirements Met

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED MANAGER THAT ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST OBTAIN THE FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING CERTIFICATE. PROVIDED INFORMATION TO MANAGER.
code 45

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 19, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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